HD3 postcode area guide — Calderdale

Where is HD3?

Broadband & internet speeds in HD3

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the HD3 postcode district (Calderdale) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 722 postcodes Ofcom measures in HD3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82.2%.

Around 0% of premises in HD3 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in HD3

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Mobile signal around Calderdale

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Calderdale district (104,515 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in HD3

Police recorded 198 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HD3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in HD3

Based on 375 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HD3 is £195,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£195,000).

Latest recorded sales in HD3

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Calderdale demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Calderdale district (206,631 residents, 90,476 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around HD3

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in HD3

188 rated food businesses operate in HD3. 134 hold the top rating of 5, 40 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Aldi, Aldi, Alisons sandwhich shop and bakery, Aslams Newsagents, Aspire in the Community.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in HD3

From a sample of 201 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 HD3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Calderdale

Landlines around HD3 typically use:

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What's it like living in HD3?

Postcodes in HD3

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.